What is a Okokume painting worth?
b. 1985 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 8 works by Okokume with a published auction price sold between $1,724Sign up free to see and $17,428Sign up free to see, and the median is $3,367Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $8,073Sign up free to see across 6 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,896Sign up free to see across 6 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Okokume prices by medium
- Auction results
- 15
- Sold rate
- 67%
- Active at auction
- 2019–2026
- Median price
- $3.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $51.9kSign up free to see Cosmic Girl Head, Phillips, Jul 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | $2.7k–$29.4kSign up free to see | $8.1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (9), Ravenel (4), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Okokume sales
- Broken, mixed media on paper — $1,565Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 20, 2026
- Giza, acrylic and oil pastel on cardboard — $11,428Sign up free to see, Phillips, Mar 29, 2025
- Dreamy Cloud, ceramic vase — $309Sign up free to see, Phillips, Aug 27, 2024
- The Eyes of the Soul, mixed media on cardboard — $2,016Sign up free to see, Wright, Jul 12, 2023
- Peek-a-boo, acrylic on board, in artist's frame — $35,426Sign up free to see, Phillips, Mar 24, 2022
- Bringing Hope, polystone, metal, acrylic and mixed media — $1,777Sign up free to see, Phillips, Feb 14, 2022
- Cosmic Girl Head, acrylic on canvas — $51,864Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jul 21, 2021
- Cosmic Water, Acrylic on wood — $4,717Sign up free to see, Ravenel, Dec 1, 2019
Questions about Okokume prices
What is a Okokume painting worth?
Based on 8 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Okokume have sold for a median of $3,367, and half of them sold between $1,724 and $17,428. For paintings alone the median is $8,073 (6 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Okokume sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $51,864 for “Cosmic Girl Head” at Phillips in July 2021.
How often do Okokume works sell at auction?
67% of the 15 lots recorded between 2019 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Okokume painting?
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Okokume have appeared at auction 15 times in ArtSell’s records between 2019 and 2026; 10 sold, a sell-through rate of 67%.
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